Men's Tennis | 4/26/2022 9:55:00 PM
The Houghton College men's tennis team bested Alfred University 9-0 on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to move to 7-0 in Empire 8 Conference play. The win also brings the Highlanders' to 10-10 on the year to date. Houghton has clinched at least a share of the 2022 Empire 8 Regular Season Championship and can clunch the No. 1 seed on Saturday.
In doubles play, the Highlanders' would continue their strong early performances with a sweep starting with Jaimie Staerkle and Isaac Little and Levi Webb and Nolan Zach each winning 8-1 at the first and second flights respectively. Following right behind them, Graham Cook and Adam Brown would snag third doubles 8-3. In singles play, the Highlanders' would solidify their sweep with Micah Schilke (6-0, 6-3), Levi Webb (6-1, 6-3), Jaimie Staerkle (6-0, 6-0), Adam Brown (6-0, 6-1), Isaac Little (6-1, 6-1), and Graham Cook (6-1, 6-0) all coming out victorious in that singles play order.
"Today was another quality performance from the guys under some tough conditions," Two time winner Isaac Little said after the match. "I want to shout out Jaimie Staerkle and Graham Cook for two stellar performances on both sides of the court today. It was nice to get a convincing win to start off the week, but we are eager to bring even better quality at our match against Nazareth on Saturday."
The Highlanders' will look to close out their conference season undefeated against rival Nazareth College, Saturday at 1 p.m. in Rochester, NY.